# Accident 20090306002509A: Cessna 172P, Cleveland, MS, March 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2009, 16:05 local time
- Place: Cleveland, MS
- Airport: Cleveland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 33.7611° N, 90.7578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7611&lon=-90.7578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6089K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6089K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 400 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090306002509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON FRIDAY MARCH 06, 2009 N6089K HAD A BIRD STRIKE DURING DESCENT INTO CLEVELAND, MS (RNV).  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA195), Mar 6, 2009: Cessna 172P (N6089K), Cleveland, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent encounter with a bird in flight.

## Other reports on N6089K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990210001279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990210001279A), Feb 10, 1999: Cessna 172P (N6089K), Cleveland, MS, Substantial damage. (.4) The pilot's corrective action to a firm, three-point touchd own and high bounce during landing was to pitch the nose down resulting in a second bounce and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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